National Nurses United
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
The largest RN union in U.S. history, with more than 225,000 nurses nationwide.
Maine nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital are taking a powerful stand with a two-day strike to demand safe staffing and high quality care!
We need a strong contract that protects us and our patients and attracts and retains excellent nurses.
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/houlto...
We need a strong contract that protects us and our patients and attracts and retains excellent nurses.
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/houlto...
Houlton nurses to hold two-day strike
Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) in Houlton, Maine, will begin their two-day strike on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to protest management’s refusal to address their deep concerns about staffi...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Maine nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital are taking a powerful stand with a two-day strike to demand safe staffing and high quality care!
We need a strong contract that protects us and our patients and attracts and retains excellent nurses.
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/houlto...
We need a strong contract that protects us and our patients and attracts and retains excellent nurses.
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/houlto...
A strike is a last resort but University Medical Center is refusing to recruit and retain experienced nurses.
We’re tired of the revolving door policy that puts profits ahead of patient care. ✊
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/new-or...
We’re tired of the revolving door policy that puts profits ahead of patient care. ✊
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/new-or...
New Orleans nurses prepare for three-day strike for nurse retention starting Nov. 11
Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans in Louisiana will hold a strike for three days starting Nov. 11 to protest the refusal of the hospital’s owner and operator, LCMC Health, to address con...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A strike is a last resort but University Medical Center is refusing to recruit and retain experienced nurses.
We’re tired of the revolving door policy that puts profits ahead of patient care. ✊
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/new-or...
We’re tired of the revolving door policy that puts profits ahead of patient care. ✊
www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/new-or...
Maine nurses from Portland and Bangor are united!
We’re fighting for union contracts with enforceable safe staffing ratios. Our patients' lives depend on it.
We’re fighting for union contracts with enforceable safe staffing ratios. Our patients' lives depend on it.
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Maine nurses from Portland and Bangor are united!
We’re fighting for union contracts with enforceable safe staffing ratios. Our patients' lives depend on it.
We’re fighting for union contracts with enforceable safe staffing ratios. Our patients' lives depend on it.
When open enrollment starts tomorrow, most people will pay 2X the cost for premiums. Republicans — who stole nearly $1 trillion from working people & gave it to corporations as massive tax cuts — are to blame. Congress must restore health care funding now! https://bit.ly/4nt2J2M
The Health Insurance Cost Crisis Is Now Upon Us - The American Prospect
The price hikes won’t happen until January 1, but open enrollment begins on November 1, ten days from now—and the average exchange beneficiary will see their premium costs more than double.
prospect.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
When open enrollment starts tomorrow, most people will pay 2X the cost for premiums. Republicans — who stole nearly $1 trillion from working people & gave it to corporations as massive tax cuts — are to blame. Congress must restore health care funding now! https://bit.ly/4nt2J2M
Sure, the jump scares and decorations might be a little spooky, but know what's really scary? When our patients' lives are put on the line — all so the hospital execs can make more money.
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sure, the jump scares and decorations might be a little spooky, but know what's really scary? When our patients' lives are put on the line — all so the hospital execs can make more money.
Nurses from 8️⃣ facilities in California took to the strike lines today to say loud and clear: Our patients’ care should always matter more than your company’s profits.
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Nurses from 8️⃣ facilities in California took to the strike lines today to say loud and clear: Our patients’ care should always matter more than your company’s profits.
Why are millions facing an huge spike in health care costs? Because Republicans stole $1TN from working people’s health care & food assistance and gave it to corporations as huge tax cuts.
Congress: Restore health funding and reopen the government now! https://to.pbs.org/3WZ9I8K
Congress: Restore health funding and reopen the government now! https://to.pbs.org/3WZ9I8K
Why millions of Americans are facing a spike in health care costs
Millions of Americans are bracing themselves for a significant hike in their 2026 health insurance premiums without the subsidies at the center of the government shutdown battle. It comes as insurance...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Why are millions facing an huge spike in health care costs? Because Republicans stole $1TN from working people’s health care & food assistance and gave it to corporations as huge tax cuts.
Congress: Restore health funding and reopen the government now! https://to.pbs.org/3WZ9I8K
Congress: Restore health funding and reopen the government now! https://to.pbs.org/3WZ9I8K
This is a public health emergency! 🚨
Trump is choosing to cut off food benefits that keep 42MM people from starving. He's playing with peoples' lives in an attempt to bully Democrats into caving on a funding bill without securing health care protections for working people. (1/5)
Trump is choosing to cut off food benefits that keep 42MM people from starving. He's playing with peoples' lives in an attempt to bully Democrats into caving on a funding bill without securing health care protections for working people. (1/5)
October 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This is a public health emergency! 🚨
Trump is choosing to cut off food benefits that keep 42MM people from starving. He's playing with peoples' lives in an attempt to bully Democrats into caving on a funding bill without securing health care protections for working people. (1/5)
Trump is choosing to cut off food benefits that keep 42MM people from starving. He's playing with peoples' lives in an attempt to bully Democrats into caving on a funding bill without securing health care protections for working people. (1/5)
Millions of people could lose food benefits because of the government shutdown. This admin has made a clear choice to starve people — to fund tax breaks for its billionaire friends & corporate donors.
Reopen the government & restore health funding, now! https://bit.ly/4op1d2I
Reopen the government & restore health funding, now! https://bit.ly/4op1d2I
When SNAP benefits run out, 'people can die,' say health experts
“People can die” from even short gaps in nutrition and food access, experts say ahead of SNAP benefits not going out in November in at least 25 states.
www.statnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Millions of people could lose food benefits because of the government shutdown. This admin has made a clear choice to starve people — to fund tax breaks for its billionaire friends & corporate donors.
Reopen the government & restore health funding, now! https://bit.ly/4op1d2I
Reopen the government & restore health funding, now! https://bit.ly/4op1d2I
This is infuriating: Almost half of the people in the U.S. are concerned about being able to pay for the health care or medications they need. We need #MedicareForAll NOW.
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This is infuriating: Almost half of the people in the U.S. are concerned about being able to pay for the health care or medications they need. We need #MedicareForAll NOW.
If ICE comes into your facility, you and your patients have rights!
Nurses can play an important role in ensuring our hospitals remain places of healing. ❤️✊
Nurses can play an important role in ensuring our hospitals remain places of healing. ❤️✊
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If ICE comes into your facility, you and your patients have rights!
Nurses can play an important role in ensuring our hospitals remain places of healing. ❤️✊
Nurses can play an important role in ensuring our hospitals remain places of healing. ❤️✊
Running health care like a business has tragic results for our patients! A new study shows that when private equity takes over our hospitals, not only do prices go up — so do patient deaths. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/14/private-equity-hospitals-medicare-patient-deaths
Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study
Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals' versus non-private equity hospitals
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Running health care like a business has tragic results for our patients! A new study shows that when private equity takes over our hospitals, not only do prices go up — so do patient deaths. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/14/private-equity-hospitals-medicare-patient-deaths
Reposted by National Nurses United
Nurses say: ICE out of the Bay!
Militarizing our neighborhoods endangers public health and safety. Immigrants are not criminals — they’re our our families, our friends, our patients, and they are us! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/cna-co...
Militarizing our neighborhoods endangers public health and safety. Immigrants are not criminals — they’re our our families, our friends, our patients, and they are us! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/cna-co...
California Nurses Association condemns Trump administration plans to deploy ICE, National Guard to invade Bay Area
Registered nurses across California condemn and reject the Trump administration’s recently announced plans to deploy ICE, border patrol agents, and the National Guard to the San Francisco Bay Area. Pr...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Nurses say: ICE out of the Bay!
Militarizing our neighborhoods endangers public health and safety. Immigrants are not criminals — they’re our our families, our friends, our patients, and they are us! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/cna-co...
Militarizing our neighborhoods endangers public health and safety. Immigrants are not criminals — they’re our our families, our friends, our patients, and they are us! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/cna-co...
Four months ago SEIU USWW Pres. David Huerta was hurt, arrested & detained while exercising his First Amendment-protected rights to observe and document immigration enforcement activity.
The gov't overstepped its prosecution and must drop ALL charges! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nnu-co...
The gov't overstepped its prosecution and must drop ALL charges! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nnu-co...
Nation's largest nurses union continues call for all charges against union leader David Huerta to be dropped
National Nurses United continues to stand in solidarity with our union brother, David Huerta, president of Service Employees and International Workers West, and call for the federal government to drop...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Four months ago SEIU USWW Pres. David Huerta was hurt, arrested & detained while exercising his First Amendment-protected rights to observe and document immigration enforcement activity.
The gov't overstepped its prosecution and must drop ALL charges! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nnu-co...
The gov't overstepped its prosecution and must drop ALL charges! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nnu-co...
Maine nurses have been fighting for years for #SafeStaffing, but instead of listening to RNs, our employers have actively fought our attempts for nurse-to-patient ratios.
Nurses from Maine Medical Center & Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center are standing together to win it in our contracts!
Nurses from Maine Medical Center & Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center are standing together to win it in our contracts!
October 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Maine nurses have been fighting for years for #SafeStaffing, but instead of listening to RNs, our employers have actively fought our attempts for nurse-to-patient ratios.
Nurses from Maine Medical Center & Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center are standing together to win it in our contracts!
Nurses from Maine Medical Center & Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center are standing together to win it in our contracts!
When workers stand together, we can be a real nightmare for bosses. 👻
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
When workers stand together, we can be a real nightmare for bosses. 👻
Still thinking about how powerful this moment was when @CalNurses Association President Michelle Gutierrez Vo led 1,500 #UnionStrong nurses in a chant to show our collective power and solidarity. ✊❤️🎶
October 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Still thinking about how powerful this moment was when @CalNurses Association President Michelle Gutierrez Vo led 1,500 #UnionStrong nurses in a chant to show our collective power and solidarity. ✊❤️🎶
At #NoKings, NNU and NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN reminded us what real democracy looks like — working people standing together for a country we built. When nurses, workers, and our communities rise up, we’re building a future that puts #PeopleOverProfit.
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
At #NoKings, NNU and NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN reminded us what real democracy looks like — working people standing together for a country we built. When nurses, workers, and our communities rise up, we’re building a future that puts #PeopleOverProfit.
In an incredible show of people power, millions marched today across the country to raise our voices in solidarity.
We won't accept authoritarian rule that props up wealthy billionaires while working people struggle. America belongs to us. No thrones. No crowns. #NoKings! ✊
We won't accept authoritarian rule that props up wealthy billionaires while working people struggle. America belongs to us. No thrones. No crowns. #NoKings! ✊
October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
In an incredible show of people power, millions marched today across the country to raise our voices in solidarity.
We won't accept authoritarian rule that props up wealthy billionaires while working people struggle. America belongs to us. No thrones. No crowns. #NoKings! ✊
We won't accept authoritarian rule that props up wealthy billionaires while working people struggle. America belongs to us. No thrones. No crowns. #NoKings! ✊
The Trump administration wants profiteering health care corporations and fascist crackdowns. But union nurses know what America really needs: #MedicareForAll and #NoKings!
Sandy Reding, RN and CNA president reminds us: "Together, we can show them who’s really in charge!"
Sandy Reding, RN and CNA president reminds us: "Together, we can show them who’s really in charge!"
October 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The Trump administration wants profiteering health care corporations and fascist crackdowns. But union nurses know what America really needs: #MedicareForAll and #NoKings!
Sandy Reding, RN and CNA president reminds us: "Together, we can show them who’s really in charge!"
Sandy Reding, RN and CNA president reminds us: "Together, we can show them who’s really in charge!"
The people running our country want to destroy our health care, invade our cities, and turn a conman into a king. Not under nurses' watch! ❌👑
"We’re all here today because we REFUSE to let that happen," says Cathy Kennedy, RN and president of CNA. #NoKingsSF
"We’re all here today because we REFUSE to let that happen," says Cathy Kennedy, RN and president of CNA. #NoKingsSF
October 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The people running our country want to destroy our health care, invade our cities, and turn a conman into a king. Not under nurses' watch! ❌👑
"We’re all here today because we REFUSE to let that happen," says Cathy Kennedy, RN and president of CNA. #NoKingsSF
"We’re all here today because we REFUSE to let that happen," says Cathy Kennedy, RN and president of CNA. #NoKingsSF
🗣️ We’ve got the power!
⚡️ What kind of power?
✊ People power!
Millions are taking to the streets to rally against wannabe dictator Donald Trump. Nurses stand against unchecked power that prioritizes corporate profits over the safety and well-being of our communities. #NoKings
⚡️ What kind of power?
✊ People power!
Millions are taking to the streets to rally against wannabe dictator Donald Trump. Nurses stand against unchecked power that prioritizes corporate profits over the safety and well-being of our communities. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🗣️ We’ve got the power!
⚡️ What kind of power?
✊ People power!
Millions are taking to the streets to rally against wannabe dictator Donald Trump. Nurses stand against unchecked power that prioritizes corporate profits over the safety and well-being of our communities. #NoKings
⚡️ What kind of power?
✊ People power!
Millions are taking to the streets to rally against wannabe dictator Donald Trump. Nurses stand against unchecked power that prioritizes corporate profits over the safety and well-being of our communities. #NoKings
From shutting down the gov't to sending masked agents into our streets to slashing essential health care services, the Trump admin is abusing power, and working people are paying the price.
Nurses are joining #NoKings protests this weekend to speak out!
https://bit.ly/4opjfBH
Nurses are joining #NoKings protests this weekend to speak out!
https://bit.ly/4opjfBH
San Francisco's No Kings march and rally expected to be one of largest in country
The second No Kings Day of Defiance march and rally in San Francisco on Saturday, October 18 will be one of the largest in the country. Tens of thousands of concerned Americans from the San Francisco Bay Area and surrounding regions are expected to mobi...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
From shutting down the gov't to sending masked agents into our streets to slashing essential health care services, the Trump admin is abusing power, and working people are paying the price.
Nurses are joining #NoKings protests this weekend to speak out!
https://bit.ly/4opjfBH
Nurses are joining #NoKings protests this weekend to speak out!
https://bit.ly/4opjfBH
From Maine, to Kansas, to California, millions of people are expected to gather this weekend to make it clear to Trump and his enablers: No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. The power belongs to the people!
If you're in the Bay Area, join nurses 👇
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/838825/
If you're in the Bay Area, join nurses 👇
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/838825/
NO KINGS in San Francisco · No Kings
**In America, we don't put up with would-be kings.**
Join National Nurses United, Indivisible SF, and 50501 SF for No Kings in San Francisco.
We will gather at Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park at 1:30.
March begins at 2 PM sharp.
We will march up...
www.mobilize.us
October 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
From Maine, to Kansas, to California, millions of people are expected to gather this weekend to make it clear to Trump and his enablers: No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. The power belongs to the people!
If you're in the Bay Area, join nurses 👇
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/838825/
If you're in the Bay Area, join nurses 👇
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/838825/